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2010 MetroDolls Garden Party Event

MetroDolls Garden Party A Fashion Doll Celebration to Susan G. Komen for the Cure/Central and South Jersey

MetroDolls is taking absentee proxy bids for SOME of the items that will be auctioned on April 25, 2010 at our luncheon!

Please read all rules CAREFULLY and place generous bids... it all goes to a great cause!

Absentee Proxy Bidding Rules

1.  Absentee bidding is available only for those people who are not attending the event.  If you are attending the event, do not send in a bid.  You will place your bid in person during the auction.

2.  How to send an absentee bid:   

a.    Absentee bids must be received by Friday, April 23rd at noon eastern.

b.  All absentee bids must be sent via email to metrodolls_bids@yahoo.com.     

c.  Use the link supplied for each item so that the subject line of the email shows the name of the item you are bidding on. 

d.  The minimum bid on all items is $100, unless otherwise indicated.

e.  In the text of your email, include your full name, daytime & evening phone numbers and maximum bid for that item.   

f.    If you wish to change your bid for an item, you may do so until noon on Friday 4/23.  We will take the last amount that you send.

3.  Absentee bids should be made in full dollar amounts in increments of $25.  If your bid is not an even increment of $25, it will be rounded down (e.g., if your bid is $380, we will bid up to $375 for you in the live auction).  Live bids placed at the auction itself may take precedence over absentee bids.  If multiple absentee bids are received in the same amount, the earliest bid will take precedence.  If items are put into a blind auction (see below), your bid will be entered in the amount that you send us, regardless of increment (e.g. a bid of $375 is put in as $375).

4.  If you wish to bid on several items, send an individual bid email for each one with the title of the item in the subject line (please use BID button under pictures).  If you win multiple items, you will be responsible for payment of all.

5.  We will not notify you if you have been outbid by another proxy. 

6.  If you have the highest bid received by Friday afternoon, we will contact you either by phone or email.  If we are unable to contact you within a few hours, we will go to the next highest bidder.  You will need to give us your credit card number, billing information, and CSV code (the 3 or 4 digits usually on the back of your credit card).  We will not store this information, but we will give it to Susan G. Komen for the Cure/Central and South Jersey, if you win the auction.  Your card will be charged by them if you win and you will receive a receipt from them for your donation. 

We will notify you by email or phone on Sunday night or Monday that you have won and let you know the shipping cost.  You will be responsible for paying MetroDolls for shipping costs on any items won.  MetroDolls will need a check, money order or PayPal to cover the shipping costs.  We can not charge your credit card for them. 

7.  Auctions will be conducted in one of two manners (live auction or blind auction), depending on time constraints.  Most items will be sold by live auction.      

a.  If your bid is for an item in a live auction, it will be used as a proxy bid against other bidders.  MetroDolls will bid on your behalf up to your maximum amount, in increments above other bidders.  For example, if you bid a maximum of $500 for an item and the next highest bidder at the live auction bids $300, you will pay either $350 or $400 (whatever increment the auctioneer is using).     

b.  In a blind auction, all bids are entered secretly on a piece of paper and others do not know what bids there are.  At the end of the auction, all bids are reviewed and the highest bid wins.  It does not matter what the amount of any other bid is.  For example, if you bid $500 and that is the highest bid, you will pay $500.

c.  At this time, we have not decided which (if any) items will be sold by blind auction.  It will depend on the total number of items that we receive and the amount of time we have.

Note to winning bidders:  If you have a winning bid and Susan G. Komen for the Cure is unable to charge your credit card, MetroDolls will handle the situation at our discretion.

If you have questions about bidding procedures,
 please email us at metrodolls_bids@yahoo.com.

NOW FOR THE AUCTION ITEMS AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE BIDDING...
We will have more to come, including MetroDolls' Garden Wedding Party, so check back periodically!

Click on the thumbnail to see a larger picture.  Click on the link below to see all items, including more detailed pictures of the dolls shown here. 

Please use the "BID" button under each picture to email your bid.

Gene Repaint by Cindy Lorimer	"Claudia" Cinderella repaint & gown by Shannon Craven	"Alice" by Liquid Sunshine/Wicked Stitchery

Garden Party Ensemble for Ellowyne by Moonlily Dolls (doll not included) Minimum bid $50	"Autumn Pepe" Customhouse 7.5" BJD by Robbin Atwell		CED "Celeste - Safe Harbor" unproduced CED face mold by Doug James
"Urban Elegance Vita" prototype by Dorinda Balanecki/Horsman	"Sasha" unproduced JAMIEshow painted by Peg Famousgirl		"Bryony" OOAK JAMIEshow by Karen Kay
Sydney repaint by American Jezebel in Collet Art gown		"Morrigan" by Ellen Harris	"Edward" by My Immortals

"Tink" by Laurie Leigh/Empire (wings not included)	AvantGuard repaint by Idrusa
"Jonna" by Kedra Manning/Gown by Gilly in UK	Suzette by Cindy Lorimer/Gown by Monaeglow